NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for December 13 include Chris Paul

Celtics vs. Lakers is one of the NBA‘s most storied rivalries and the two teams will renew that rivalry on Tuesday for their first meeting of the 2022-23 NBA season. And it’s a game that NBA daily Fantasy players will have a heavy interest in with the current total at 234, making it the highest over-under of the five games on tonight’s NBA schedule at Caesars Sportsbook. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Anthony Davis and LeBron James are all among the most expensive forwards available for Tuesday’s action and could be useful additions to your NBA DFS lineups.

However, affording upper-echelon talent like that also means that you have to plumb the depths of the NBA DFS player pool to find value. So, who are some of the role players set to take on more minutes than expected, and which of those star players can deliver the most upside to justify their NBA DFS price tags? Before you make your NBA DFS picks for Tuesday, be sure to check out the NBA DFS advice, player rankings, stacks and top daily Fantasy basketball picks from SportsLine’s Mike McClure.

McClure is a DFS professional with over $2 million in career winnings. He’s also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account.

This allows him to find the best NBA DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only over at SportsLine. They’re a must-see for any NBA DFS player.

On Monday, he highlighted Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic as one of his top NBA DFS picks on both DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: Doncic finished with 38 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists to return 64.75 points on DraftKings and 59.2 points on FanDuel. Anybody that included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.  

Now, McClure has turned his attention to NBA action on Tuesday and locked in his top daily Fantasy basketball picks. You can only see them by heading to SportsLine.

Top NBA DFS picks for Tuesday, December 13

For Tuesday, one of McClure’s top NBA DFS picks is Suns forward Torrey Craig, who is listed at $4,700 on DraftKings and $4,800 on FanDuel. After breaking into the NBA as a 27-year-old in 2017-18, Craig has been a reliable presence and he’s found a role that he fits brilliantly in Phoenix.

He’s shooting a career-high 39.3% from the 3-point line and his 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per night are all career-highs as well. Craig has reached double-figures in each of his last three games and he’s now reached that mark in nine of the 16 games that he’s been in the starting lineup this season. He should remain a starter on Tuesday with Devin Booker (hamstring) out for a second straight game.

Another part of McClure’s optimal NBA DFS strategy includes stacking Craig with Suns point guard Chris Paul ($6,200 on DraftKings and $7,200 on FanDuel). The 12-time NBA All-Star was the league leader in assists last season and he continues to play a crucial role for a title contender at age 37.

Paul returned to the lineup last week after missing 14 games with a heel injury, and after playing only 24 minutes in his return to action against Boston, he busted out with a big game against the Pelicans just two nights later. Paul had 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a loss and then followed that up with an 11-assist night against New Orleans on Sunday. He’s only shooting 37.3% from the floor this season but he’s shot at least 48.9% from the floor the last three years and McClure is banking on some positive regression here.

How to set your NBA DFS lineups for Tuesday, December 13

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Tuesday because of a dream matchup. This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You can only see who it is here.

Who is DFS pro Mike McClure putting in his optimal NBA DFS lineups for Tuesday? Visit SportsLine now to see optimal NBA DFS picks, rankings, advice, and stacks, all from a professional DFS player who has over $2 million in career winnings, and find out.